Gouffre de Padirac (csak expedíció, engedéllyel / expeditions by permission only)
A show cave, not a recreational dive site. Visitors descend the huge shaft of Padirac and take boats along its underground river, which resurges at Saint-Georges and the Finou near Montvalent. Diving has been done only on exploration projects, such as the dives in side-passage sumps (the Bonnebouche inlet to -41 m over about 150 m) and the Finou–Padirac through-trips of 1996 and 2014, the latter authorised by the cave's operating company.
Facts
- Region: France – Lot cave springs
- Area: Dordogne & Ouysse (Rocamadour)
- Depth: 0–41 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: low
- Type: cave
- Coordinates: 44.8582, 1.7504
- Highlights: France's famous show cave with a boat trip on the underground river, sumps on side passages (Bonnebouche, Joly, Colbert), Bonnebouche inlet dived over about 150 m to -41 m, Finou–Padirac through-trip (1996)
- Permit: Diving inside the Gouffre de Padirac has only taken place as authorised exploration (e.g. the 2014 through-trip was authorised by the management of the Société d'Exploitations Spéléologiques de Padirac). Contact the operator (Source: fr.wikipedia.org Gouffre de Padirac; plongeesout.ffspeleo.fr Padirac).
- Issuer / contact: Gouffre de Padirac (Société d'Exploitations Spéléologiques de Padirac)
- Phone: +33 5 65 33 64 56
- Email: info@gouffre-de-padirac.com
- Website: https://www.gouffre-de-padirac.com/
- Tips: Visit as a tourist. Any diving would be an expedition project needing the operator's agreement and an experienced Full Cave/sump team.